The King of Elden does not die alone!

Before we reached the next inhabited village, a bad omen appeared in the distance along the dirt road.

A gallows made of the ruts and outlines of a carriage.

There were three people hanging from it.

The three men were hanged on the side of the road. As soon as you walked past, you could smell a strong stench.

He has been dead for several days.

"Ansa?"

Altria frowned and looked seriously at the three hanged travelers.

"No one except them would do such a barbaric thing." Kai replied.

This is not good news.

The hanged traveler had been dead for several days, which meant that there were traces of the Ansa people here a few days ago.

However, it had rained the day before, and there were few discernible tracks on the dry dirt road.

"Let's bury them." Altria looked at the smelly corpses and suggested sympathetically.

"it is good."

Wilden pulled out that rut, and when he had put the rut down.

Several people buried the poor travelers together.

Even so, they were moving faster than Kai had expected.

Before sunset, the few people saw a small village located on a hill in the distance.

It stands there like a castle, but of course, its walls are made of wood.

Wilden drove the carriage to the entrance of the village. The gate was wide open. There was no one on the parapet. Only a dozing guard was standing at the door. When he saw the carriage coming, he subconsciously leaned aside.

Like everyone else in the place, he was taken aback by Wilden.

With a spear tightly grasped in his hand, he stood by the door and stared at the men vigilantly.

But it was obvious that none of them looked like bandits or Angus, whether from their dress or temperament.

"Excuse me, are you the guard of this village?"

Altria rode her horse to the front.

The answer to this question is obvious.

The guard nodded vigorously.

"Why leave the gate open like this without setting up a lookout?"

"Uh..." The guard felt a little unhappy.

These are not things a stranger should ask.

However, perhaps because of the girl, he was not so determined.

Although he was a little unhappy, he still said it.

"Why do that? It's not necessary."

"This is necessary, Mr. Soldier." Altria said anxiously, "We found the victim on the way here, and the Ansa people are nearby!"

The guard stiffened his neck and retorted: "What do you want to say, little girl? And are you going to enter the village or not?!"

Kai frowned and wanted to move forward.

Wilden spoke up.

"She meant only well, my friend. We did see victims of... the Ansa along the way."

His pair of golden eyes looked sternly at the guard. The weathered, middle-aged man's appearance was intimidating without even being angry.

Wilden has a good impression of the little girl Altria.

Putting aside Mia's reasons.

What attracted him was probably the persistence in his ideals.

Even though she is still a little immature.

The guard stepped back.

"If possible, please strengthen the security work." Altria gave some suggestions at the right time.

I believe that at this time, the guards will be impressed.

"That's not a decision I can make. Go into the village quickly!" the guard said stubbornly.

"..." Altria turned her head away in disappointment.

The carriage drove into the village behind her.

Chapter 84. They are coming

The second update~

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After booking the room, Mia said she wanted to walk around the village with Melina to see if there were any shopping opportunities.

And Artoria began to look for commissions as usual.

It is already May.

After the spring plowing is over, the slack season for farmers arrives.

More and more people came into the pub.

Even in the daytime, it is a bustling scene.

"Are you sure you're serious? Are you insulting our king?"

"I am just telling the truth. NEET is a disabled person and he is not capable of ruling the country."

In the open-air courtyard of the tavern, an argument was breaking out at the table in the center.

"Disabled? He has done everything he can. If you mean disabled, you mean the injury he suffered when he was thrown off his horse by the javelin of the Ansa during the siege of Bilgrom. What did you do at that time?"

"What's wrong?" A brown-haired man waved his hand arrogantly. "Doesn't that just mean that he's not capable enough? After that, the whole country was messed up by him. Did he lose a hand or his head?"

"What nonsense!" The person he was arguing with was a short man, and he slammed the table angrily.

People around here also noticed this.

"Someone has to clean up this mess!" the brown-haired man retorted fiercely, "For ten years, there have been seven kings on this island! Each of them is fighting for their own interests, and it has become a mess. Someone has to come out and unify the world! Otherwise, if this chaos continues, we might as well surrender and give the land to the Ansa people!"

"Do you dare to say that again?"

"I say!" The man stood up, and everyone around him looked at him. He shouted directly: "Screw the king, he might as well surrender to the Ansa!"

"You damned thing - you spy of the Ansa!" The man with whom he was quarrelling leaped over the table and punched the one who had spoken so arrogantly.

"Beat him! Beat this traitor hard!!!"

The people around him obviously support their king.

"Since he likes the Angus, tie him up and throw him to the south!" someone said.

The brown-haired man dodged a straight punch, but not willing to be outdone, he smashed the dwarf in the face with the wine glass.

Then there was a series of punches, which made the dwarf who started the attack retreat again and again.

"Let's go together!" Someone in the crowd shouted.

The crowd who were originally watching the fun immediately pounced on the brown-haired man.

The brown-haired man was unexpectedly agile beyond everyone's expectations. While being surrounded and blocked by the crowd, he climbed onto the table, kicked down a person who wanted to catch him, and then jumped onto another table.

In just a few minutes, the entire tavern was in chaos.

People grabbed plates and food and threw them at the brown-haired man who was running around.

"What are you doing!" the tavern owner shouted, trying to move closer.

As a result, in the chaos, he was knocked to the ground by someone.

A scream was uttered.

Seeing this scene, Artoria tried to squeeze into the chaotic crowd and find out what was going on.

"What happened?"

As for the person next to her, he was obviously infected by people's passion.

"This is none of your business, woman!" he said loudly, pushing Altria away.

The girl staggered a few steps and bumped into another person.

"Go home!" The man who was knocked down pushed him hard again.

"Gu——" Altria was pushed back and forth by the restless men.

"Hey Hey hey."

dong dong dong.

Merlin tapped his staff, his voice clear in the chaos: "Is it true that you only have the ability to bully girls?"

The voice just fell,

Everyone turned their heads.

Fu Fu squatted on Merlin's shoulder, and he had a mocking smile on his face.

"Who are you?!" a man with a red face and thick neck shouted.

"Just a magician passing by."

Merlin pulled Altria over and shrugged.

"You're not welcome here."

"Oh?" Merlin scratched his head: "But sorry, is the pub owned by your family?"

"Don't be so shameless——"

Yelling like this, the grumpy old man rushed over...

It's a very standard tavern conflict plot.

Bang—Kai suddenly appeared and knocked him to the ground with one punch.

"Boss?!"

Two more young men rushed up.

It seems that the guy who was knocked down is the local gang leader.

"Outsiders, don't go too far!"

Bang, snap.

Two more guys fell straight to the ground.

The gathered drunkards were startled and huddled back.

"Merlin! What the hell is going on?"

"I just want to protect Altria, you will definitely understand, right?" Merlin said righteously.

"Then what were you talking about just now?" Kai scolded angrily: "Also, Altria, can you change your habit of meddling in other people's business? Didn't you go to take the commission?"

"But..." Altria wanted to argue.

but...

Judging from the current situation.

The original purpose - to ease the conflict - should have been achieved.

"I'm sorry to trouble you again, Brother Kai." Feeling a little guilty, Altria moved behind Kai.

Kai glanced at the drunkards present with an expressionless face.